NC volleyball fought back to state as underdog

12:59 AM,
Nov. 10, 2013

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Newark Catholic coach Jeri Helfer has the same expectations each year.

It has become ritualistic each August to ask Helfer where she believes her current team can reach. The answer is always the same: the state tournament.

Except, the Green Wave were on the verge of their longest stretch without a state qualifier in the tournament's almost 40-year history. With only two seniors and key question marks in the rotation, it was difficult to see this year's team being the one to get NC back among the state's elite. ...